A top-end Vega-based AIB for the professional segment. With AMD’s Navi GPU beginning to fill out the Radeon Pro line in 2020, you’d think the next professional GPU launched would be a Navi AIB, particularly if that AIB was targeted at the high end of the market. But you’d be wrong, because AMD’s Radeon Pro 7, launched in the spring of 2020 leverages the previous … [Read more...] about Radeon Pro 7: focusing on double-precision sensitive applications
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AMD Q1 2020 results
Revenue for the quarter was up 41% from last year to $1.8 billion, GAAP profit was $162 million, up 912% from last year. AMD’s first quarter was down from Q4, but up year to year in sales and profits. Revenue was $1.79 billion, up 40% year-over-year primarily driven by higher Computing and Graphics segment revenue. Revenue was down 16% quarter-over-quarter due to lower … [Read more...] about AMD Q1 2020 results
Graphics chips get a boost in 2019, so what’s next?
As software applications increasingly take advantage of GPU features, customers take notice. PC GPU market shipments increased by 3.4% sequentially from last quarter but decreased year-to-year by -1.3%. The PC market has seen modest growth as the market rewards specialized hardware designs over low-cost “vanilla” PCs. The trends have favored workstations, gaming machines, and … [Read more...] about Graphics chips get a boost in 2019, so what’s next?
Jon Peddie Research finds PC gaming hardware market growth stable
The PC gaming hardware market will grow to almost $37 billion in 2022, but at a modest 1.05% CAGR from 2018 levels. Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, reported in its newest gaming market study regarding the PC gaming hardware market, which consists of personal computers, upgrades, and peripherals used for … [Read more...] about Jon Peddie Research finds PC gaming hardware market growth stable
AMD Q4 2019 results: raises revenues, margins, and hopes
Revenue for the quarter was up 18% from last quarter to $2.1 billion, GAAP profit was $170 million, 42% up from last quarter. Despite a great quarter, AMD’s stock was down about 2.6% after the company reported its Q4’19 which beats Wall Street estimates. The problem was the company’s guidance for Q1’20 was slightly below what Wall Street anticipated. The company … [Read more...] about AMD Q4 2019 results: raises revenues, margins, and hopes